Second order this year focuses on UK users; earlier attempt included US user data, but was withdrawn under US pressure.
Second order this year focuses on UK users; earlier attempt included US user data, but was withdrawn under US pressure.
By Lorraine Mallinder
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The British government has ordered Apple to hand over personal data uploaded by its customers to the cloud for the second time this year in an ongoing privacy row that has raised concerns among civil liberties campaigners.
New access order by Home Office would seek access to the tech company’s encrypted cloud backups
The document suggests the government may still want access despite US officials saying it had dropped the demand.
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